for pastelpunkmuke
popular!luke
shy&insecure!michael
dom!michael
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Michael frowned and furrowed his eyebrows as he watched a video Luke took of a boy he'd never seen before on his snapchat. He was never one to get jealous, Michael knew how much Luke loved him, but he really didn't like how friendly this unknown guy was acting with his boyfriend.
After class, the older boy saw Luke at his locker and snuck up behind him, squeezing his sides and kissing his neck from behind.
"Hi, Michael," Luke smiled and kissed him on the lips, "You ready to go?"
Michael nodded and closed Luke's locker for him before grabbing his hand and leading him out of the school.
When they were in the car and pulling out of the school parking lot, Michael brought up the video.
"Who was that guy on your story?"
Luke had to think for a moment, not remembering what he put on his story that morning.
When he remembered, he said, "Oh, that's Ben. He's new, he's in my science and english."
Michael nodded and replied as he pulled into Luke's driveway. "I guess I don't have any classes with him."
"You're missing out, he's really funny."
Michael didn't know why it was bothering him so much, but he just wanted to stop talking about 'Ben'.
The next day, a Friday, Ben invited Luke to a party he was having at his house with a bunch of friends from his old school. He thought it would be fun, especially if he brought Michael, but he wasn't sure if his boyfriend would want to go since there would mostly be people he wasn't familiar with.
"Can you please come, Mike? It'll be fun with you there." Luke pleaded on the way home from school.
Michael was driving and looking at the road, and he was thankful that he had an excuse to not look at Luke. "It wouldn't be fun for me being surrounded by people I don't know Luke, you know I don't like that stuff. If it was someone from our school having it I would go."
"He technically is from our school now." Luke pointed out, but he knew what Michael meant.
The older boy gave him a look and shook his head. "I'd rather stay home."
"Maybe I can ask him to pick me up since you can't drive me."
Michael internally rolled his eyes. "Does he know you have a boyfriend?"
Luke gave him a confused look, "It hasn't exactly come up in a conversation yet." he said sarcastically.
Michael pulled into Luke's driveway and put the car in park. "Maybe you should establish that before he picks you up so he doesn't get any ideas."
"Are you okay?" Luke asked. Michael wasn't one to act jealous or even confront Luke about other boys.
Michael got quiet and picked at his jeans, not knowing how to say how he felt.
"I'm fine, okay? I'm sorry, have fun," he leaned over and kissed Luke quickly, "Be safe, okay?"
Luke didn't answer right away, he just looked at Michael and tried to understand what he was thinking. He didn't get much more out of his boyfriend, so Luke just nodded and grabbed his backpack. He kissed Michael's cheek and opened the door.
"I love you." Luke said as he got out of the car and closed the door.
Michael put the car in reverse and said "love you" out the window before backing out into the road and speeding off to his own house.
Michael assumed Luke went to the party that night, since they hadn't been in communication since he dropped the boy off from school. He was looking forward to spending his friday night on youtube, but Michael wanted his boy snuggled up next to him.
The red haired boy heard knocks on the door from his room so he made his way to the foyer and opened it, only to see the boy he'd been wanting to see but didn't want to admit it.
"What are you doing here?" Michael asked and stretched his long sleeves over his hands.
Luke looked small as he stood alone on Michael's porch, but still cute in his boyfriend's eyes.
"I felt weird about going there without you, so I told Ben that something came up."
When Michael only nodded and didn't say anything, Luke spoke again.
"Can you please tell me what's bothering you?"
Michael paused but let Luke in the house and leading them to his room. The blond let his boy take his time.
The older boy didn't like confrontation, he really didn't. It made him feel anxious and like he was overreacting half the time. Luke knew Michael could be shy around new people, but he never wanted his love to be shy around him.
"Something about Ben..it just seems like he likes you already. And he doesn't know that you're taken so he probably wanted to try something at his house. It just made me uncomfortable."
Luke frowned at Michael's words and held his hands in his own. "I wouldn't let him do that. I love you so much, Michael, I don't want anyone but you."
Michael didn't say anything and it made Luke nervous. "You know I love you so much, right Michael?"
It was like Michael couldn't speak, but he squeezed Luke's hands to try and say that yes he knew that but sometimes he didn't feel it.
"M'sorry.." Michael mumbled and bit his lip. He tried to pull his hands away but Luke only held on tighter.
"Baby," Luke pulled his into his arms and hugged his shoulders tightly, "You mean so much more to me than some new guy who I just met. I don't even know his last name."
Michael nodded even though Luke couldn't see him. He kept his hold tight around Luke's waist as the blond kissed his shoulder, making Michael feel a little better.
"I guess it's just the fact that you're like a social butterfly and meet new people all the time and I like to stay home and be comfortable in my own space, I don't know. I get that it can be boring sometimes, and I've been thinking of better dates we can have, but a house full of people from another school isn't something I can do just yet."
Luke kissed Michael's cheek and nodded, "We can do whatever makes you feel comfortable, baby. I love laying here with you for hours. It doesn't matter what we do, as long as I'm with you, I'm having a good time."
Michael smiled, his green eyes a little glassy. He kissed Luke softly and pulled away, but Luke pulled him back and pressed their lips together again so they could make out.
"I love you." Michael said against Luke's swollen lips, his tongue slipping past them a couple times.
Luke pecked kisses on Michael's mouth and cheeks, making the smile grow on his boyfriend's face.
"I love you, baby. My favorite boy."
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i wasn't going to make michael have social anxiety but somehow it happened
